Trumbull's #9 A.J. DiMasi celebrates a goal as he passes by his teammates, during boys hockey action against Fairfield Warde/Ludlowe at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, Conn. on Wednesday January 30, 2013.
Photo: Christian Abraham

Three of DiMasi's goals came in Trumbull's four-goal second period. The senior forward batted one out of the air to beat Frawley for a power-play goal, lifting the Eagles' advantage to 4-2. Twice he pounced on loose pucks on the goal-line to score, including his goal at 9:52 of the second, which gave Trumbull a 5-2 advantage.

"Trumbull hockey is just crashing the net and finding those rebounds," DiMasi said. "I've been doing that for four years, that's how I've scored most of my goals."

Fairfield didn't wilt, scoring three of its own in the second. Zach Weinstein and Tom Kryspin potted goals just nine seconds apart, cutting the Trumbull advantage to 5-4 through two.

"Bang, bang, two goals, because we didn't make good decisions," Maxey said. "That's what happens when you have a lot of inexperienced kids."

Fairfield beat Paolini three times on redirections, but Trumbull's senior goalie did not allow a third-period goal. Paolini stopped all 18 he faced in the third.

"We threw everything we could at him," Pettorini said. "He made some great saves. That's why he's got a `C' on his jersey."

After the teams were deadlocked at 1 after one, DiMasi and Walker scored just 17 seconds apart to boost Trumbull's lead to 3-1.

"It's nice to get a win against a good team," Maxey said. "I thought it was a quality win for us."